Brick and tile truck.



No. 860,699. PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

J. P. SIBGEL. BRICK AND TILE TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED HA3. 6, 1907.

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JOHN F. SIEGEL, OF ORESTON, IOWA.

BRICK AND TILE TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed Marchfi, 1907- Serial No. 360,699.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. SIEGEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Creston, in the county of Union and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Brick and Tile Truck, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to trucks of that general class especiallydesigned for carrying pallets of bricks or tiles from a molding machineto the drying racks.

A further object is'to provide a strong, durable truck having means forsupporting a plurality of pallets and which may be raised or lowered soas to deposit the several tiles or bricks on the drying racks withoutthe necessity of handling the individual tiles.

A further object is to provide means for locking the pivoted palletcarrying frame in both raised and lowered position thereby to preventaccidental displacement of the tiles.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of trucks so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tile or brick truck constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the truckshowing the manner of depositing the tiles on the drying racks.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved truck is principally designed for transferring pallets ofbricks or tiles from a molding machine to the drying racks and in Fig. 2of the drawings there is illustrated a drying rack of the ordinaryconstruction in which 5 designates the longitudinal supporting sills orbrackets on which are supported the pallets 6 carrying the tiles 7.

The truck comprises a rear axle 8 on which are journaled traction wheels9 and a front axle 10 carrying similar wheels 11, the wheels 11 beingsimilar to the wheels 9 and disposed in alinement therewith so that saidwheels may travel on the guide rails 12.

The front and rear axles of the truck are rigidly united by a stationarysupporting frame consisting of spaced longitudinal bars 13 and 14 eachhaving one end thereof provided with a vertical extension or upright 15the terminal of which is deflected laterally and connected by a tie-boltor rod 16. Pivotally mounted on the tie belt or rod 16 is the bodyportion of the truck consisting of spaced longitudinal bars 17 and 18 towhich are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured spaced standards 19 havingtheir upper ends connected by a cross bar 20.

Secured to the free ends of the standards 19 are 1ongitudinal rods orbars 21 which are preferably disposed parallel with the bars 17 and 18and of the same length as said bars. The rods 21 are reinforced andstrengthened by auxiliary standards 22 preferably of the same height asthe standards 19 and having their inner faces connected by intersectingdiagonal braces 23.

The lower longitudinal bars 17 and 18 and the spaced upper bars or rods21 constitute supports for the pallets 6 so that a plurality ofsuperposed tiles 0r bricks may be transferred from the molding machineto the drying racks at one time.

Rigidly secured to the rear axle 8 in any suitable manner is a push-beamor draft device 24 having its free end provided with a terminal handle25 and its intermediate portion pierced by and held in position on thebody portion by the transverse rod or bolt 16. Secured to onelongitudinal edge of the push-beam 24 is a bearing 26 in which isjournaled a stub shaft 27 the opposite ends of which are pivotallyconnected with a pair of diverging reach bars 28 and 29. The spaced endsof the reach bars 28 and 29 are connected by a transverse rod 30 towhich are pivotally connected vertical links 31 which latter are in turnpivotally mounted on a transverse rod 32 connecting the longi tudinalbars 17 and 18. The reach bars 28 and 29 extend between the uprights 15and are provided with a terminal foot-piece or lever 33. Pivotallyconnected with the reach bars 28 and 29 is a vertically disposed lever34 having one longitudinal edge thereof provided with spaced notches orrecesses 35 adapted to engage a pin or lug 36 extending laterally fromthe push beam 24, said lever being extended through a loop or keeper 37on the push beam 24 and provided with a terminal handle 38 by means ofwhich the lever 34 may be actuated to raise and lower the free end ofthe pivoted body portion.

Rigidly secured to the axle 8 are spaced vertically disposed bars 39which bear against the longitudinal bars 17 and 18 of the body portionand serve to guide said body portion when the latter is moved to raisedor lowered position.

The wheels 9 and 11 are preferably formed with laterally extendingflanges 40 adapted to engage the rails 12 and assist in guiding thetruck between the drying racks, the periphery of said wheels being alsoprovided with flat bearing surfaces 41 adapted to bear against theground or floor when transporting the truck from the molding machine tothe track 12.

In operation the pallets 6 supporting the tiles or bricks are placed inposition on the upper bars 21 and the lower bars 17 and 18 and the truckmoved to the drying racks by pushing forward on the handle 25.

When the truck is positioned between the longitudinal sills 5 of thedrying racks the lever 34 is moved laterally so as to disengage theadjacent locking notch from the lug 36 thus permitting the Weight of thetiles l frame mounted on the axles, a body portion pivotally to depressor lower the free end of the body portion so that the pallets containingthe tiles may be deposited on the longitudinal sills 5, as best shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. The truck is then Withdrawn from the racks andthe body portion moved to elevated or normal position by depressing thefoot-piece 33 and moving the lever 34 laterally into engagement with thelug 36 thus locking the pivoted body portion in a hori Zontal plane andin position to receive a new set of pallets.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that thereis provided anextremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted forthe attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is:

l. A wheeled truck including a pivoted body portion. means for raisingand lowering the free end of the body portion, a draft device associatedwith the truck, and moms carried by the elevating means and engaging thedevice for locking the body portion in adjusted posi- 2. A truck havingfront and rear axles, a body portion pivotally mounted for tiltingmovement on one of the axles and formed of spaced superposed barsconstituting pallet supporting members. means for raising and loweringthe free end of the body portion, a draft device and means carried bythe elevating means and engaging the draft device for locking the bodyportion in adjusted posi' tion.

2!. A truck having front and rear axles. a supporting frame rigidlysecured to the axles, a body portion pivotally mounted on the supportingframe. means for raising and lonering the free end of the body portion,a push-beam secured to one of the axles and intersecting the pivotalaxis of the body portion. and means carried by the elevating.

means and engagingthe push beam for locking the body portion in adjustedposition.

4. A truck having front and rear axles, a stationary supporting framemounted on the axles, a body portion pivotally mounted on the stationaryframe, means for raising and lowering the free end of the body portion,ver tical guides secured to one of the axles and bearing against thebody portion at the free end thereof. and means for locking the bodyportion in adjusted position.

A truck having front and rear axles. a. stationary frame carried by theaxles, a body portion pivotally mounted on the stationary frame,converging reach bars pivotally connected with the free end of the bodyportion for raising and lowering the latter. the converging ends of saidreach bars being secured together and extended longitudinally beyond theadjacent axle to form a foot piece and a draft device pivotallyconnected with the reach bars.

(1'. A truck having front and rear axles. a stationary mounted on thestationary frame, reach bars pivotally connected with the free end ofthe body portion for raising and lowering the free end of the bodyportion, an operating lever secured to the reach bars, and means carriedby the puslrbeam and adapted to engage the operating lever for lockingthe body portion inadjustcd position.

7. A truck having front and rear axles, a stationary frame mounted onthe axles, a body portion pivotally mounted on the stationary frame,links depending from the free end of the body portion, a push beamsecured to one of the axles, a stub shaft journaled on the push beam,reach bars pivotally mounted on-the stub shaft and operaiively connectedwith the depending links, and means for raising and lowering the reachbars thereby to tilt the body portion.

8. A truck having front and rear axles, a stationary frame mounted onthe axles, a body portion pivotally mounted for tilting movement on thestationary frame, depending links pivotally mounted on the free end ofthe body portion. a push beam rigidly secured to the rear axle andintersecting the pivotal axis of the body portion, a stub shaft carriedby the push beam reach bars journaled on the stub shaft and pivotallyconnecting the links, and a lever pivotally connected with the reachbars for raising and lowering the free end of the body portion.

9. A truck including front and rear axles, a stationary frame mounted onthe axles, a body portion pivotally mounted on the stationary frame andformed of spaced superposed bars, links depending from the free end ofthe body portion, a push beam rigidly secured to one of the axles andprovided with a transverse stub shaft, reach bars pivotally connectedwith the links and pivotally mounted on the stub shaft. means carried bythe axles for guiding the free end of body portion, means for raisingand lowering the reach bars thereby to tilt the body portion. and meansfor locking the body portion in tilted position.

1 A truck including front and rear axles, a stationary frame mounted onthe axles and provided with spaced uprights connected by a transverserod, a body portion piv otally mounted on said rod. links depending fromthe free end of the body portion, a push beam secured to one of theaxles and having its free end provided with av keepeiysaid push beambeing intersected by the transverse rod, a stub shaft secured to thepush beam, reach bars pivotally connected with the links and havingtheir free ends united and their intermediate portions pivotally mountedon the stub shaft. a lever pivotally mounted on the united ends of thereach bars and extending through the keeper, said lever being providedwith spaced recesses. and a pin extend ing laterally from the push beamand adapted to engage the recesses for locking the body portion intilted position.

In testimony that: I claim the foregoing as my own. I have heretoaliixed my signa ture in the presence of two \\'i l nesses.

